ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who authorities say was caught rummaging through a car in St. Louis for pocket change could test Missouri’s castle doctrine.

In a prepared statement, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce said the case was a tragedy and that Missouri’s self-defense law is complicated. It allows for the use of deadly force when people encounter intruders in homes and vehicles.

Prosecutors said Monday that they are reviewing the case. According to police, Martinez Smith-Payne and two other boys were stealing from an unlocked vehicle Sunday when a 60-year-old man confronted them and shot Martinez. The 13-year-old was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The man was arrested, but released after prosecutors did not charge him.